Fish lure



April 25, 1933. V. BEST 1,905,407

FISH LURE Filed July 17'. 1951 il l I INI/ENTOR.

ML l//e/L @Ejf ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 25, 1933 VIRGIL H. BEST, or rasAnnitA. carfrrnixira" FS' LU'RE Appiieation filed Juiy 117,-

This invention relates to fishing tackle and particularly pertains toa iish lure.

It is the principal object of this inventionl to provide artificial bait in the from of a lure attached to a fishing hook, and which device, when in the water will appear particularly attractive to fish due to its appearance and the manner in which it darts and moves along a sinuous path of travelv The present invention contemplates the provision of aspoonY having a peculiar longitudinal and transverse configuration whereby it will have a darting action as it is drawn through the Water, and which spoon'carries a hook and a lure member such as feathers with which the hook is concealed.

The invention is illustrated by way of eX; ample in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing the lure with which the present invention is concerned.

Fig. 2 is a view in plan showing the device as disclosed in the previous figure.

Fig. 3 is a view in longitudinal section through the lure as seen on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view in transverse section through the spoon as seen on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view in transverse section through the spoon as seen on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 indicates a metallic spoon which carries a hook 11 and an artificial bait or lure 12,*here shown as made of feathers.

The advantages obtained by the present invention are particularly concerned with the spoon plate, which as shown in Fig. 3 is formed with a longitudinal reverse curve to produce a forward concaved portion 13 merging into a rearwardly extending convened portion 14. The surfaces referred to are the under-faces of the spoon, since they are the ones which ContactV with the water in a manner to control the path of travel of the spoon.

The forward concaved portion 13 has a rounded nose 15, receiving a lead line 16 which A1931. Serial N'o. 551,314.

line is connected to the spoon through aperL foration 16 lying at-a point onthe longitudinal center of the spoon. .Q

The concaved portionfl?) is-notgonly cone caved longitudinally of the spoon7 but is also concaved transversely; as more particu arly shown in Fig. gof the drawing;

The -convexejd portion l14 of thel Spoon ,extends rearwardly for a distancel substantially the same as that ofthe concavedlportion, :and is also conveXed transversely as shown in Figi i l ofthe drawing. l y It will thus be evident that the edge 17 of the spoon will be substantially str.tig-h t"4 and that the convexfand concave portionswillprotude upon'opposit-'e sides ofthe, plane of this e ge- 1 Attention is also directed to the 'fact that the width of the convexedporti'on 14k-is some1` what less than the width of the, concaved portion ,13, giving a stream line effect to the" SpQQnl The end of the conveXeAd portionis rounded as indicated at 18. An opening 19 ,is formed through the conveXed portion 14 to receive the shank 20 of a fishing hook 11. Theeye22 of this shank receives a rivetr 23 .by which the hook 'may be secured into position; Fjass tened to the shank of thefhook .andV (attending upwardly over the rear edge'18 is the artificial bait 12, whichifs here shown as being feathersV secured t'o theV shank of the liook by itsxshaft and with its barbs extending outwardlyv Y around the body of theho'ok 'to' conceal-1 the' point-of the hook `and the barb of` the hook;` and-thru .its fleXibilityto represent th ytailv ofa small sh. l Y

f In opera-tion of the present invention,Y the lure isl assembled as shown in the dra'vv`ii`gg2i.V and attached tothe lead 16 of'afishllinef. Aft-j er it has been ca'st irito' the water it will tend to gravitate within the ytfr'ater or may be drawn through the water by the 'fisherman'. Ifieitli event, the forward end of the spoon will tend I to skim upon the water. dus to its cciicavity and as it moves-upon or through thefwa'ter' will tend to fou sidewise, and alterna eiy' dart' `from side toside as iftrolls and as it pursues its path'of travel. This'movetwill alt-` tract the attention of the lish and cause them to pursue the darting object and to catch it.

It will thus be seen that the simple device here shown provides a desirable fish lure.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes may be made in combination,construction, and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention Vas claimed.

Having thus described my invention, whatl rlength, sai-d concaved and convexed sections being laterally concaved and convexed respectively, the lateral and longitudinal concavity and convexity merging along the center of the spoon, and the marginal edges of the spoon lying in substantially a common plane. 3o-

2. Afish lure including a hook, a spoon plate of substantially uniform thickness secured thereto and extending longitudinally of the shank thereof, said spoon plate being characterized by a.l continuous reverse curve throughout the length of its body and along its longitudinal center whereby the plate will Igenerally form a longitudinally extending concaved and convexed section throughout its length, said concaved and convexed sections being laterally concaved and convexed respectively, the lateral and longitudinal concavity andvconvexity merging along the center of the spoon, and artificial bait carried by the structure to carry the hook. Y

3. A fish lure including a hook, a spoon plate ofsubstantially uniform thickness secured thereto and extending longitudinally of the shank thereof, said spoon plate being characterized by .a continuous-reverse curve throughout the length of itsbody and along itslongitudinal center whereby the plate will generally form a longitudinally extending concaved and convexed section throughout its length, said concaved and Vconvexed sectionsV being laterally concaved and convexed respectively, the'lateral and longitudinal concavity andconvexity merging along the center of the spoon, and artificial bait carried by the structure to carry the hook, said bait and n hook extending from one end of the spoon plate', the opposite end of said plate being formed "with'a perforation to receive a lead line.`

4. A fish lure including a hook, aspoon plate formed of thin sheet metal of substantially uniform thickness and to which the hook is secured, said sheet metal plate having a continuous reverse curve extending full length of the longitudinal center of the plate, the forward end of the plate forming a relatively wide rounded nose convexed above the longitudinal horizontal median line of the plate and the remaining portion of the plate being formed with a portionconcaved below said median line, said concaved'portion having relatively parallel sides and being of lesser width than the width of the forward convexed portion, and means attached to the nose of the convexed portion of the plate to secure it to a line.

5. A fish lure including a hook, a spoon plate formed of thin sheetrmetal of substantially uniform thickness and to which the hook is secured, said sheet metal plate having a continuous reverse curve extending full length of the longitudinal center of the plate, the forward end of the plate forming a relatively wide rounded nose convexed above the longitudinal horizontal median line of the plate and the remaining portion of the plate being formed with a portion concaved below lwith the central axis of the plate, and means attached to the nose of the convexed portion of the plate to secure it to a line.

VIRGIL H. BEST. 

